Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJames Gibson “Buster” Brown 
Birth2 Jan 1931, Rowan County, NC
Death15 May 2017
Burial19 May 2017, Shiloh UMC Cemetery, Granite Quarry, Rowan County, NC
FatherWalter Lee Brown (1899-1972)
MotherWillie Gibson (1898-1972)
Spouses
Birth10 Dec 1931, Rowan County, NC
Death9 Dec 2020
BurialShiloh UMC Cemetery, Granite Quarry, Rowan County, NC
FatherNat Francis Harr Trexler (1906-1994)
MotherClara Ethel Morgan (1905-1997)
Marriage31 May 1952
ChildrenJames Gibson (1958-)
David Keith (1961-)
Jewel Elaine
Notes for James Gibson “Buster” Brown
James Gibson "Buster" Brown, Sr.
James Gibson "Buster" Brown, Sr., 86, of Salisbury, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017. He was born January 2, 1931, in Rowan County, NC, to the late Walter Lee Brown and Willie Gibson Brown.
Mr. Brown attended Dukeville School and was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during Korea. During his working years, he was employed by Southern Railroad, Merita Bread, and Lorillard Tobacco Sales, from which he retired as Sales Representative after 32 years. Mr. Brown was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church in Granite Quarry, was a member of the Cardinal Squares Square Dancing Group, and thoroughly enjoyed traveling and camping.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Harry Brown, Charlie Brown, and Bill Brown.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Norman Jean Trexler Brown, children, James G. Brown, Jr., and wife, Sarah, of Salisbury, David Keith Brown and wife, Pat, of Salisbury, and Jewel Brown Greene and husband, Keith, of Salisbury, sisters, Ann Kesler of Salisbury, Grace Guffy of Las Vegas, Dot Eller of Salisbury, and Becky Burrows of Salisbury, grandchildren, Christopher Lowman and wife, April, and Colin Brown, and great-grandchildren, Riley Lowman and Gabriella Lowman.
The family will greet friends and relatives from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Thursday evening, May 18, 2017, at Powles Staton Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, May 19, 2017, in Shiloh United Methodist Church, Granite Quarry. Burial with Military Rites by the NC National Guard and Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard will follow in the church cemetery.
The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the physicians, nurses, and staff in the Emergency Deparment and ICU at Novant Health-Rowan Medical Center for going above and beyond in their care of Mr. Brown.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Powles Staton Funeral Home is assisting the Brown family.
James Gibson "Buster" Brown, Sr., 86, of Salisbury, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017. He was born January 2, 1931, in Rowan County, NC, to the late Walter Lee Brown and Willie Gibson Brown.
Mr. Brown attended Dukeville School and was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during Korea. During his working years, he was employed by Southern Railroad, Merita Bread, and Lorillard Tobacco Sales, from which he retired as Sales Representative after 32 years. Mr. Brown was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church in Granite Quarry, was a member of the Cardinal Squares Square Dancing Group, and thoroughly enjoyed traveling and camping.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Harry Brown, Charlie Brown, and Bill Brown.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Norman Jean Trexler Brown, children, James G. Brown, Jr., and wife, Sarah, of Salisbury, David Keith Brown and wife, Pat, of Salisbury, and Jewel Brown Greene and husband, Keith, of Salisbury, sisters, Ann Kesler of Salisbury, Grace Guffy of Las Vegas, Dot Eller of Salisbury, and Becky Burrows of Salisbury, grandchildren, Christopher Lowman and wife, April, and Colin Brown, and great-grandchildren, Riley Lowman and Gabriella Lowman.
The family will greet friends and relatives from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Thursday evening, May 18, 2017, at Powles Staton Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, May 19, 2017, in Shiloh United Methodist Church, Granite Quarry. Burial with Military Rites by the NC National Guard and Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard will follow in the church cemetery.
The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the physicians, nurses, and staff in the Emergency Deparment and ICU at Novant Health-Rowan Medical Center for going above and beyond in their care of Mr. Brown.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Powles Staton Funeral Home is assisting the Brown family.